Comments on: DAVID BEE ROTH BEGRUDGINGLY ADMITS: THE NEW UNDEROATH ALBUM IS PRETTY GOOD

By: Morningstar

Morningstar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:59:38 +0000

Except Spence does wear girl jeans since he doesn’t fit into anything else.

Genre elitism is a big problem anywhere you look, but personally, I got started into heavy music listening to They’re Only Chasing Safety, but LITSOS blew me away when I first heard it. It isn’t an album per se, but a story broken down into 11 tracks, and it’s like nothing reocrded so far. Unorthodox only begins to describe how Underoath have done this album, and Spencer isn’t writing about God so much this time as his own struggle with cocaine addiction. For you people who can only listen to metal with blasphemy in it, listen to “The Only survivor was miraculously unharmed” and when you look at the lyrics, see it’s a critique of the Christian RELIGION and the system they believe in.

Any band should be proud of making an album this different and raw. Seriously though, music is music, and if someone tells me that this band I happen to like sucks donkey kong, so be it. A man forced to change his decision is still of his own opinion.

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:07:31 +0000

Every album that Underoath has released since Spencer Chamberlain joined has been solid. If you are just getting into Underoath you should really listen to the past albums; all of them are beautifully crafted with some of the most profound lyrics I’ve ever heard. True, there are several other amazing bands out there, but Underoath is definitely the cream. LITSOS is truly a masterpiece though, and if you can’t hear that, then maybe you should get your ears checkout ^__^-Claire

Oh and wtf, none of the guys in Underoath wear makeup or girl pants you fucking douch! Shows how much you really know about them! You are the retarded one laaaame!

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:28:54 +0000

Good record.

By: ....?

....? — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:26:18 +0000

It’s fucking retarded how you guys go so far to describe, a whatever the fuck you think of style of music. slightly-blackened deathcore/metalcore what the fuck is that?

Instead of trying to categorize music, listen to it for what it is. Personally, wow, I hate underoath, and they sound freaking generic to me, not to mention look generic as fuck.

I know it’s not right to judge a band how they look, but seriously, pull your hair out of your eyes, stop buying girl pants, and the makeup, is semi acceptable, but still faggy(King Diamond had make-up…).

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:47:30 +0000

@Neill: I know Slayer isn’t really satanic, hence the ” around it. Sorry if that didn’t come through.

And honestly, my point stands that I don’t listen to a band because of what a band believes, but for what music they make. To each their own though.

By: Neill Raper

Neill Raper — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:47:17 +0000

Zack: Come on, seriously? Slayer is not actually satanic. If they actually meant every word in Altar of Sacrifice I might rethink being a fan of theirs. Underoath actually BELIEVE the crap they sing about. I think of this in the same way as you might think of a band you like making a concept album about how fairies exist and we should all make magical stone circles in our backyards, but if we don’t we might just go to hell.

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:49:31 +0000

God, Jesus, Satan, Buddha, whatever. Music is music, and if something is good, I’ll listen to it. People saying stuff like ‘I won’t listen to Christian metal!’ are just as dumb as people who wouldn’t listen to Manson because of his themes, or Slayer because they are ‘satanic’.

Everyone, this is an intervention. Its OK to like music.

By: rob

rob — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:43:56 +0000

I need to listen to this.. i only have really not enjoyed their last two; but that’s because the last two have been bland as fuck.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH UNDEROATH BASSIST GRANT BRANDELL | MetalSucks — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:00:35 +0000

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By: smasherdevourerr

smasherdevourerr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:40:00 +0000

it’s impossible for ANY underoath album to ever live up to their first two, ‘Acts of Depression’ and ‘Cries of the Past’, which are sadly out of print now. Those are STILL two of my favorite albums of all time. The title ‘Christian’ has no effect on me, the same as ‘Satanic’ has no effect on me. Good music is good music. If you won’t give a band a chance just because they sing about Christian things, then you are just as hypocritical as the Christians themselves. This is coming from a kid that constantly listens to Immortal, Mayhem, Emperor, Gorgoroth, and various other satanic bands. Also, to say that Living Sacrifice was the ‘peak’ of Christian metal is a very close minded opinion. What about Extol’s ‘Undeceived’ album? Rediculously talented prog-death band that almost no one gave a chance because they were a ‘christian’ band. For as close minded as the christian community is of things that are different from them, sometimes I think the metal community might be worse… but then again, the music we listen to is superior than everyone else’s so we have good reason, hahahaah.

By: iwrestledaferretonce

iwrestledaferretonce — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:04:22 +0000

Peaches: i try not to dismiss a band based on their “creed.” Metal has been my main focus for many years, and most of it’s subgenres appeal to me. if i can two-step to it, and enjoy myself when i go to see bands and one of those “christian bands” are on the bill, then why not give them a chance? As I lay Dying and Haste the Day are definitely NOT groundbreaking, and they’ll probably never win many accolades for their (at least partial) rehashes, but I have a good time checking them out.

I never said the aforementioned bands made GREAT music, but they are representative of today’s metal. And i was only trying to bring to light that some of those bands that people may be interested in don’t sound Christian, but they may just be thanking Jesus in the liner notes.

By: teaches_of_peaches

teaches_of_peaches — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:51:03 +0000

iwrestledaferretonce: You just came out of the closet there, didn’t you? Most of the bands you mentioned are the epitome of derivative.

As for Underoath, I’ve always had respect for them simply because they started out as slightly-blackened deathcore/metalcore (and that was back in the day when Limp Bizkit was king and Creed was the face of christian music) and even when they went mainstream, their songwriting style became interesting enough not to pigeonhole them with most of their peers.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:49:09 +0000

So I listened to the record like I said I would. The expirimental parts are really cool, but the heavy stuff is soooo boring. It all just sounds the same, it’s got no direction at all. They’ve got the aggressive sound down, don’t get me wrong, but they need some cohesive songwriting to make it work.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:46:19 +0000

you guys like everything

By: iwrestledaferretonce

iwrestledaferretonce — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:27:42 +0000

OK Metal Nerd, go back to that other site. Why can’t Christian metal coexist with the other subgenres?
When someone says “Christian Metal,” everyone thinks of Stryper. Yeah they blew the biggest chunks, what about August Burns Red, As I lay Dying, Haste the Day, Devil Wears Prada? If you didn’t read the lyrics, then you’d have no idea they were Christian bands. I’m the farthest thing from religious or holy, but those bands make good music. Some are more “preachy” than others, but they basically all play hard music and don’t try to convince you that you are wrong for popping in that Cannibal Corpse or Black Dahlia Murder disc in between Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord and Shadows are Security.

By: tmack

tmack — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:21:43 +0000

oh and petra cause them hippochristians were the first to make the jesus rock out with his cock out

By: tmack

tmack — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:16:45 +0000

there will never be another christian metal band that sucks less than living sacrifice and that is all that christian bands can ever aspire to is sucking only a little… well except for stryper cause they fuckin rock for the jesus

By: The Metal Nerd

The Metal Nerd — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:40:19 +0000

Here we are again, and i really dont care. Back to The Deciblog I go. Youll never catch myself or anyone else there discussing CHIRTIAN MUSIC. Other than to laugh at all Warped Tour patrons who decided Bible Studys at PUNK ROCK shows were acceptable and dare I say, cool. Sad.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:43:52 +0000

i havent listened to the whole record but when they were streaming the record on their myspace i listened to a few tracks and i liked it. it is heavier at tiems but it still keeps it chatching-ness that i like in underoath. i give them props!

By: Gabexmosh

Gabexmosh — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:18:04 +0000

Does it reflect badly on me that I actually like “They’re Only Chasing Safety” (their most “emo” release) the best? Hate them all you want, but those guys knew how to make a good chorus.